Product review of PatentInspiration
7th July 2016

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Influencing corporate strategy with source expertise
6th July 2016

Businesses benefit most from source expertise when they can directly influence strategy and critical decision-making of the organisation. Source expertise helps to reduce risks for the organisation and can create value for all business outcomes. In this article we cover three approaches that help information professionals position their source expertise within their organisation: communicating risks associated with content/sources, building allies with other departments, and setting up content advisory boards.

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Product review of Fame, published by Bureau van Dijk (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
6th July 2016

Bureau van Dijk, global provider of highly structured company information, launched its new interface last month. In part one of an in-depth product review of the new version of Fame, Chris Porter introduces key advantages and value drivers for Fame, covering information on companies based in the UK and Ireland.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2691

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Researching images and other copyright material online
5th July 2016

It's tempting to dive into using illustrations, photographs, figures and charts found online but will you be copyright compliant? Expert Clare Painter outlines the steps needed to ensure you're staying the right side of copyright law.

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Product review of PatentInspiration (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
4th July 2016

Developments and innovations continue for global patent database PatentInspiration, finds Scott Vine in part four of our in-depth product review where he also looks at pricing, highlights the help options and discusses the competitor landscape, including Thomson Innovation, Minesoft PatBase, LexisNexis TotalPatent, Questel Orbit IP, Innography Advanced Analysis and CPA Global's Discover.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2686

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Product review of PatentInspiration (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
1st July 2016

Analysis drives all aspects of global patent database PatentInspiration, finds Scott Vine in part three of our in-depth product review. Here he thoroughly tests the user interface, alerts, visual analysis tools, search options and "analyse" widgets ranging from patent data over time to semantic analysis of text.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2686

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Product review of PatentInspiration (sources - content & coverage)
30th June 2016

The second part of our review of PatentInspiration looks at the sources and content of this global patent database which allows you to search and analyse patents through a freemium model and currently holds records for over 77 million patents.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2686

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Why We Keep Talking About The News
6th May 2016

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Subscription update for information services management
30th June 2016

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Reflecting on the Jinfo Research Focus "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World"
28th June 2016

As the Jinfo Research Focus "Source Expertise - What it Means in a Google World" reaches its conclusion, co-producer Lynn Strand looks back over the Focus and highlights some of the key articles, market landscapes and reviews on subjects from data discovery, design thinking, big data, Google and new product offerings.

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